Glastonbury Weathering First Substantial Snowstorm Since October Nor'Easter

Parks And Recreation Cancels Programs, Pool Closed

January 21, 2012

GLASTONBURY — —

A light, fluffy snow cancelled parks and recreation programs including basketball and closed the Glastonbury High School pool, but was causing few problems on the road.

According to a police department dispatcher, traffic has been light early Saturday morning and there were no reports of accidents. Officials at the parks and recreation department waited until Saturday morning to cancel activities and the pool making sure the snowstorm made an appearance.

Town Manager Richard J. Johnson said Saturday that the storm so far is "pretty routine."

"Light snow , easy to move with modest accumulations forecast," he said, adding it helps when a storm comes in on a weekend in terms of light traffic. "Crews will be out most of day and into evening clearing roads, sidewalks and parking areas. Pretty standard storm event. I suspect it will be slow going throughout town until late morning, early afternoon."

This is the first substantial snowfall of the season since the October nor'easter, but wasn't expected to make a big impact due to the light, fluffy consistency of the snow. There were no power outages reported as of 10 a.m.